http://motorcyclebloggers.com The original group motorcycle blog Mon, 12 May 2008 03:35:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...since I have been without a street bike.  Its wierd.  My garage is empty, clean, and roomy.  I hate it. :)  The Futura was a great bike and I plan on doing a full review at a later date.  I really had no complaints, and she never left me stranded.  I think ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/05/11/its-been-twenty-years/ Ok, It's Round #5 of the CCS/SW road racing series this weekend.   To tell the truth I am looking forward to the forced summer vacation. See I have been racing most every month for the past 9 months.  9 rounds, 11 race days, a number of Track Days, Track Schools, Working Out, ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/05/07/road-racing-again-when-will-it-end/ My wife and I were driving somewhere last night and we got on the topic of cars.  My wife said that her favorite car of all time was her first car...err SUV...a Jeep.  She loved to looks and the convertible's wind in the hair, but I was amused at her ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/05/06/its-about-the-men-next-to-you/ It's a problem I have not had to face in many years due to fuel injected bikes.  Since 2001, I have had Aprilia's which are all fuel injected and my trusty YZ426 that came to me already jetted.  Now as I go through my YZ450 to get it 'right', its ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/05/01/jetting-solved-2006-yz450/ It's been decided, the mighty Futura is for sale!  The bike is in excellent condition with 11,344 miles (edit) and is located in Phoenix, AZ.  The add-ons are as follows: Staintunes exhaust with AF1 H-pipe Tuneboy module with custom map (passes AZ smog); Heli-bar risers Pyramid double bubble screen BEF fender eliminator kit (powdercoated satin ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/27/2001-aprilia-futura-for-sale/ Your Utah friends call you the "polygamist biker"! http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/24/you-know-youre-a-motorcycle-addict-when-011/ I just penned an email to the guy who sold me my current Aprilia Futura.  His condition for selling it to me was that if I ever wanted to sell the bike that I would contact him first.  You can see where this is going... The bottom line is that I ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/22/ugh-street-bike-blues/ Even when Murphy comes to call, the Rising Sun can dispell the gloom. I was stranded at a gas station in Tres Piedras, New Mexico after a regulator failure on my Ducati 748. Just to set the scene, TP (as it’s affectionately known to locals) is a crossroads in the middle ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/17/key-%e2%80%93-a-%e2%80%93-lubba-%e2%80%93-sy-%e2%80%93-dow/ I am having to learn all over how to jet carbs on bikes.  It has been since 2000 since I have had to jet a motorcycle.  It sucks at first, but I have a better understanding of how stuff works now.  For an excellent techie look at what attribute of ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/11/the-process-of-jetting-2006-yz450f/ Actually, I would consider mself having pretty good luck, but not today.  See my wife is going out of town for one week, with the kids, starting this Wednesday.  I have huge off-road plans for me and my dirt bike.  That might have just changed. Since we planned on riding on ... http://motorcyclebloggers.com/2008/04/06/if-it-wasnt-for-bad-luck/